We all know the story of David and Bathsheba. But there’s something easy to miss in that story—something that happened before David ever laid eyes on her. It started when he was being lazy.
The Bible says in 2 Samuel 11:2,
“And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house…”
That means David was still in bed when the sun was going down. He had been laying around all day. At a time when kings were supposed to be at war, David stayed home and took it easy (2 Samuel 11:1).
That little decision set everything else in motion.
When David got up from his nap, he walked out on the roof, saw a woman bathing, and instead of looking away, he stared. Then he asked about her. Then he sent for her. Then he sinned with her. And when that sin started to catch up to him, he lied, schemed, and finally had her husband killed.
All because he didn’t go to war and stayed in bed.
The Bible warns us that laziness is not just a bad habit—it’s a sin.
Proverbs 18:9 says,
“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”
Laziness wastes time, wastes talent, and wastes life. When we sit around with nothing to do, that’s when temptation creeps in. David didn’t fall into adultery out of nowhere. He was already off track—spiritually lazy before he was physically lazy.
Isaiah 30:1 says,
“Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me… that they may add sin to sin.”
That’s exactly what David did. One sin led to another. Laziness led to lust. Lust led to adultery. Adultery led to lying. Lying led to murder. He just kept adding sin to sin.
And here’s the scary part: it started with something small.
That’s how sin works. It doesn’t kick the door down. It sneaks in when no one’s watching. A little laziness, a little compromise, a little “I’ll do it later.” Next thing you know, your heart’s cold, your flesh is in charge, and your walk with God is gone.
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So what can we do?
We’ve got to stay busy doing right. Not busy for the sake of being busy—but serving, praying, working, giving, going.
Romans 12:11 says,
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.”
David was a man after God’s own heart, but when he got lazy, he fell hard. If it happened to him, it can happen to any of us.
Let’s not give the devil an empty schedule to work with. Let’s fill our days with purpose. Stay in the battle. Stay out of bed. Stay close to God.
That’s how we keep from adding sin to sin.
